Forest investment provider ForestFinance supports year of forests through promotions and events the United Nations 2011 as the international year of forests “said. The importance of forests and their sustainable management public awareness to move into the year of forests”. “Forests for people forests for people” is the slogan of the global campaign. Also in Germany, the year of forests should”be accompanied by a variety of events. One of the campaign’s partner in Germany is the Bonn provider forest direct investments ForestFinance. Engage in the course of the year, ForestFinance will deal with diverse activities and events for the objectives of the year of the forests”.

More than just trees forests are more than just trees. They provide habitat for about two-thirds of all species on Earth. So it is also understandable that the progressive deforestation of rain forest with over one hundred dying species daily responsible for the loss of the Biodiversity is. In addition to forestry functions forests fulfill other vital tasks: forests bind carbon dioxide, which is driving forward the greenhouse effect on Earth. World’s forests including forest soils store about twice as much as exists in the atmosphere more than a trillion tonnes of carbon. Up to 20 percent of global climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions are caused by deforestation.

In addition, forests protect the floor by preventing, for example, erosion, they are part of the water cycle and Recreation Center. Newly created forests such as the reforestation of ForestFinance play an important role for all these functions. That also explains the UN year of forests: undoubtedly increased attention deserve the efforts to slow deforestation, but even if the forest impact today miraculously came to a halt, millions of hectares of forest would have to be planted new, to meet the future need for firewood and the ground – and Water reserves to stabilize.” Forests stimulate economy the international activities within the framework of the year of forests will be coordinated by the Forum on forests of the United Nations in cooperation with the agricultural organization of the United Nations (FAO) and complemented by national initiatives.